Socialist Faction of Egypt

The Socialist Faction was a socialist political faction in Egypt that existed from 1860 to 1914. The faction was founded by Egyptian laborers who opposed the absolute power of the Khedive, and it also sought to put an end to British imperialism in Egypt. The party supported the implementation of tariffs to regulate foreign trade, argued for a planned economy managed by a socialist government, supported secularism in order to promote the tolerance of Christians in the predominantly-Muslim state, offered full citizenship to all inhabitants of the empire, and supported decreased military spending. The party was popular among the lower classes, and it was a major force in politics towards the end of the khedivate.